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"Encourages, challenges, and orients singles and ministry leaders to the role of the unmarried in church Being single in today's church often feels like a waiting game. You're put on hold in ministry, service, even spiritual growth until you say ""I do,"" and you're either pitied or not seen at all. Unlike today's church, God is not mystified by the presence of unmarried Christ-followers in the pews. In fact, he has masterful plans for those without a ring on their finger. Alisha Plummer points out how God is eager to empower them with purpose and passion. In Confessions of a Christian Spinster, Alisha explores God's design specifically for Christian singlehood through amusing tales and scripturally based truths. She tackles the difficult questions the church often ignores, like: Where do I fit in? Does the church even want me? Has God forgotten about me? What happens if I never get married? Further, she confronts the church, calling for an adjustment to its couple-centric culture, and asking Christians to understand that their single brothers and sisters are not only valued by God but integral to his kingdom. Singles will feel seen through Alisha's words; they'll be encouraged to seize their role in the church and inspire their pastoral staff to reinvent their culture on singleness. is a powerful resource for those seeking to live and thrive in a perplexed church--and a way forward for the church itself."

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Beyond single adult women, Plummer's readable, insightful, accessible prose should become a must-read for every pastor and minister to single adults or similar church worker. She tells her story and bares her heart about her unmarried journey with witty, vulnerable, transparent and focused ease. She traverses beyond the hard, sometimes awkward questions about singleness into weighty matters of daily living with God in divine fellowship and maturity. As a medical practitioner, she deals forthrightly and biblically with sex, sexual desires and sexual perversions. Her thought-provoking approach to relationships and the church are biblically driven and inherently practical. Plummer rightly reflects on the need for people - everyone, not just singles - to focus on becoming the whole person God made them to become. No one's 'other half' lurks somewhere waiting to complete them; God made every believer to be whole in Him. Plummer explains that reality deftly. Enjoyable. Recommended.--Dr Kevin Parker, pastor, denominational communications director, The Baptist Convention of NM (5/16/2023 12:00:00 AM) Honest and humorous, poignant and practical, and packed with biblical truth that will encourage singles to embrace God's plan for their lives. Highly recommended.--Marlene Bagnull, Write His Answer Ministries (5/16/2023 12:00:00 AM) In a world that may paint the picture that every Christian woman should be married and have a family, Alicia's honest confessions and experience remind us that may not be the reality of God's plan and will for every woman's life. With helpful questions and practical tools along the way, Alicia encourages us that relationship with God is the highest priority and He has a purpose and a plan to use every one of His daughters (single or married) in mighty ways.--Linnea Sandvall, Awana Missionary and author (5/16/2023 12:00:00 AM)

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"Alisha Plummer is an emergency department physician assistant and writer near Albequerque, New Mexico. A self-described ""perpetual Christian single,"" she is also a church leader in women's and children's ministries. While this is her first book, Alisha writes for multiple periodical and online publicatoins and regularly blogs at her devotional site pandorasporch.com."

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